An MVP of the Big 10 and College Football Hall of Famer for his work at Purdue, Otis Armstrong was drafted 9^th Overall in 1973 by the Broncos, but as a rookie, he was little more than a Kick Returner.  He would have a monster second season in Pro Football where he would lead the NFL in Rushing Yards, Yards From Scrimmage and Approximate Value in a First Team All-Pro campaign.  Injuries took him out of most of the 1975 season, and in the following year, he would have his second 1,000 Yard Season where he would go to his second Pro Bowl.  The Running Back never had a year like that again close to this, but he would finish his career with Denver, retiring after 1980 with nearly 5,000 Yards on the ground.

After playing in the NFL for 12 seasons (with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants) Craig Morton signed with the Denver Broncos at age 34 and would go on the best run of his career.  Winning the PFWA Comeback Player of the Year in his first year as a Bronco (1977) and took the Broncos to their first Super Bowl appearance.  Morton never reached the Super Bowl again but would finish third in Pass Completion Percentage twice (1980 & 1981) and had his only 3,000 Yard Passing season in 1981 as a Bronco.  Overall, he would throw for 79 TDs and 11,895 Yards.

Playing his college ball at Utah State, Rulon Jones would stay in the mountain region as a pro as his entire career was spent with the Denver Broncos who drafted him in the 2^nd Round in 1980.  Jones played all none of seasons with Denver where he landed the starting Right Defensive End job in 1981 and kept it until 1987 and was part of an active defensive corps that took the Broncos to two straight AFC Titles.  He would go to two Pro Bowls (1985 & 1986) and was a First Team All-Pro in the latter.

While Jake “The Snake” Plummer was supposed to be a star in Arizona for the Cardinals (he was a legend at Arizona State), he would have greater success at Mile High with the Broncos.